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When it comes to job creation, it feels like the nation is still in the middle of the Great Recession. And when there aren’t a lot of jobs going around, it means the people trying to get into the market for the first time are facing the biggest challenges.
The millennial generation is what is used to describe a group of people between 10 and 28 years old. Nationally, there are about 80 million of them. In this next part of the show, we’ll hear a two part series from KALW Radio in San Francisco. Reporter Rina Palta takes a hard look at how the toughest job market in decades will shape this recession generation.
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When it comes to job creation, it feels like the nation is still in the middle of the Great Recession. And when there aren’t a lot of jobs going around, it means the people trying to get into the market for the first time are facing the biggest challenges.
The millennial generation is what is used to describe a group of people between 10 and 28 years old. Nationally, there are about 80 million of them. In this next part of the show, we’ll hear a two part series from KALW Radio in San Francisco. Reporter Rina Palta takes a hard look at how the toughest job market in decades will shape this recession generation.
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This piece is an excerpt from Making Contact program #47-10 "How We Survive: The Recession Generation"
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INTRO:When it comes to job creation, it feels like the nation is still in the middle of the Great Recession. And when there aren’t a lot of jobs going around, it means the people trying to get into the market for the first time are facing the biggest challenges.
The millennial generation is what is used to describe a group of people between 10 and 28 years old. Nationally, there are about 80 million of them. From KALW Radio in San Francisco, reporter Rina Palta takes a hard look at how the toughest job market in decades will shape this recession generation.
OUTRO:Additional Credits
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Producer: Kyung Jin Lee
Producer/Online Editor: Pauline Bartolone
Contributing Producer: Rina Palta
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Associate Director: Khanh Pham
Community Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator: Karl Jagbandhansingh
Station Relations: Daphne Young
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